Arthur Clyboune Writes
@arthurclybourne.bsky.social
An amateur novelist and screenwriter with dreams of one day being a professional. He/Him.
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Lila is extremely patient with most people, so she'd probably accept the meal with grace. She wouldn't want anyone to get in trouble with their boss.
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Silly one today! They messed up your character's meal at a restaurant! It is not something they want.
What do they do?
Eat it without complaint? Politely ask for a remake? Leave without paying? Cause a scene?
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Silly one today! They messed up your character's meal at a restaurant! It is not something they want.
What do they do?
Eat it without complaint? Politely ask for a remake? Leave without paying? Cause a scene?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
January 27, 2026 at 2:19 AM
Lila is extremely patient with most people, so she'd probably accept the meal with grace. She wouldn't want anyone to get in trouble with their boss.
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#AwesomeCharacters
Lila's favorite subject would be English, since she wants to be a writer. But her extracurricular would be cheerleading, because she secretly thinks it's cool.
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Hypothetical! In an alternate reality where your characters are all going to a modern-day high school, what is their favorite subject (if any)?
Would they join any extracurriculars? Why?
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Hypothetical! In an alternate reality where your characters are all going to a modern-day high school, what is their favorite subject (if any)?
Would they join any extracurriculars? Why?
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January 26, 2026 at 2:19 AM
Lila's favorite subject would be English, since she wants to be a writer. But her extracurricular would be cheerleading, because she secretly thinks it's cool.
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Post a female character that you love.
January 24, 2026 at 8:17 AM
Post a female character that you love.
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January 23, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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Lila is an amateur, and she's mostly emulating the methods her favorite fictional detective, so she struggles a bit at first, but she gets there eventually.
Especially since she has a trained criminal investigator helping her.
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Especially since she has a trained criminal investigator helping her.
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How out of their depth is your character during the story?
Are they an expert up against impossible odds? An enthusiastic amateur? Is all of this brand new to them and they are trying desperately to keep up?
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How out of their depth is your character during the story?
Are they an expert up against impossible odds? An enthusiastic amateur? Is all of this brand new to them and they are trying desperately to keep up?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
January 22, 2026 at 2:24 AM
Lila is an amateur, and she's mostly emulating the methods her favorite fictional detective, so she struggles a bit at first, but she gets there eventually.
Especially since she has a trained criminal investigator helping her.
#AwesomeCharacters
Especially since she has a trained criminal investigator helping her.
#AwesomeCharacters
The United States of my detective stories has finally come to its senses about gun control and now requires training and licensing to carry them. Those caught carrying without a license have to pay a fine (assuming they didn't use it to shoot anyone, obviously).
#JanuaryWorldbuilders
#JanuaryWorldbuilders
#JanuaryWorldbuilders!
Physical weapons are a rarity within the Library nowadays, but magic use definitely has some laws
Research, dueling, sports, performance, and training are all seen as valid applications of magic, and in fact integral to the Library's goal of investigating magic
HOWEVER
1/
Physical weapons are a rarity within the Library nowadays, but magic use definitely has some laws
Research, dueling, sports, performance, and training are all seen as valid applications of magic, and in fact integral to the Library's goal of investigating magic
HOWEVER
1/
Good morning, #JanuaryWorldbuilders! What kind of laws exist regarding the use of weapons in your world? Can anyone use or carry them? Are they usable only by a certain class? Or only after you've been trained in its use? Are some weapons banned entirely?
January 21, 2026 at 8:16 PM
The United States of my detective stories has finally come to its senses about gun control and now requires training and licensing to carry them. Those caught carrying without a license have to pay a fine (assuming they didn't use it to shoot anyone, obviously).
#JanuaryWorldbuilders
#JanuaryWorldbuilders
Lila would offer to find the real culprit for whatever she's accused of.
Amber would wait quietly and find out what was going to happen to her.
And if you succeeded in locking Denala in a dungeon, her allies probably already have a plan to free her, so she'd just wait it out.
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Amber would wait quietly and find out what was going to happen to her.
And if you succeeded in locking Denala in a dungeon, her allies probably already have a plan to free her, so she'd just wait it out.
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Hypothetical today!
Your characters have been arrested and thrown in the dungeon! How are they handling it?
Resigned acceptance? Angrily demanding a lawyer? Already planning their escape? Catching a nap?
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Hypothetical today!
Your characters have been arrested and thrown in the dungeon! How are they handling it?
Resigned acceptance? Angrily demanding a lawyer? Already planning their escape? Catching a nap?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
January 21, 2026 at 1:23 AM
Lila would offer to find the real culprit for whatever she's accused of.
Amber would wait quietly and find out what was going to happen to her.
And if you succeeded in locking Denala in a dungeon, her allies probably already have a plan to free her, so she'd just wait it out.
#AwesomeCharacters
Amber would wait quietly and find out what was going to happen to her.
And if you succeeded in locking Denala in a dungeon, her allies probably already have a plan to free her, so she'd just wait it out.
#AwesomeCharacters
Me: About to finish a level on Hitman's Freelancer Mode.
Hitman: Actually, here's a bodyguard who wasn't there two seconds ago to kill you for no reason.
Hitman: Actually, here's a bodyguard who wasn't there two seconds ago to kill you for no reason.
January 17, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Me: About to finish a level on Hitman's Freelancer Mode.
Hitman: Actually, here's a bodyguard who wasn't there two seconds ago to kill you for no reason.
Hitman: Actually, here's a bodyguard who wasn't there two seconds ago to kill you for no reason.
Pixel Girl values her word, so a promise from her is as good as gold. This sometimes made her life as a superhero difficult, because she'd sometimes have to respond to a supervillain attack in the middle of something she promised to do.
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Let's talk promises! Does your character make them easily, or does it take a lot to get them to make a promise? Does it depend on the promise, or the person?
What would it take to make them break that promise?
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Let's talk promises! Does your character make them easily, or does it take a lot to get them to make a promise? Does it depend on the promise, or the person?
What would it take to make them break that promise?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
January 17, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Pixel Girl values her word, so a promise from her is as good as gold. This sometimes made her life as a superhero difficult, because she'd sometimes have to respond to a supervillain attack in the middle of something she promised to do.
#AwesomeCharacters
#AwesomeCharacters
January 17, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Pixel Girl likes JRPGs, so she'd probably be into Final Fantasy or Shin Megami Tensei. Given her powers though, she'd find it beneficial to play as many genres as possible.
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Hypothetical today! If you were trying to get your characters into videogames, what genre/game would you start them out on?
Would it be similar to the genre you write them in, or completely different?
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Hypothetical today! If you were trying to get your characters into videogames, what genre/game would you start them out on?
Would it be similar to the genre you write them in, or completely different?
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January 15, 2026 at 4:46 AM
Pixel Girl likes JRPGs, so she'd probably be into Final Fantasy or Shin Megami Tensei. Given her powers though, she'd find it beneficial to play as many genres as possible.
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Introduce yourself with:
1 movie
1 book
1 TV show
1 album
The Invisible
A Study in Scarlet
Warehouse 13
Nickelback - "The Long Road"
1 movie
1 book
1 TV show
1 album
The Invisible
A Study in Scarlet
Warehouse 13
Nickelback - "The Long Road"
Introduce yourself with:
1 movie
1 book
1 TV show
1 album
Treasure Planet
Frankenstein
The Fall of the House of Usher (2023)
Prequelle - Ghost
1 movie
1 book
1 TV show
1 album
Treasure Planet
Frankenstein
The Fall of the House of Usher (2023)
Prequelle - Ghost
Introduce yourself with:
1 movie
1 book
1 TV show
1 album
Fellowship of the Ring
Silver in the Wood
House of the Dragon
Wasteland, Baby!
1 movie
1 book
1 TV show
1 album
Fellowship of the Ring
Silver in the Wood
House of the Dragon
Wasteland, Baby!
January 12, 2026 at 12:59 AM
Introduce yourself with:
1 movie
1 book
1 TV show
1 album
The Invisible
A Study in Scarlet
Warehouse 13
Nickelback - "The Long Road"
1 movie
1 book
1 TV show
1 album
The Invisible
A Study in Scarlet
Warehouse 13
Nickelback - "The Long Road"
Slightly diminish a game
Horizon: Mildly Dangerous West
Horizon: Mildly Dangerous West
Slightly diminish a game
Umineko Whenever
Umineko Whenever
Slightly diminish a game
Sonic, a Hedgehog
Sonic, a Hedgehog
January 11, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Slightly diminish a game
Horizon: Mildly Dangerous West
Horizon: Mildly Dangerous West
I don't usually do too much of this, as I'm more of a present-focused writer. But I did find it necessary to come up with a somewhat detailed history for some fantasy gods I created in order to explain why they need mortals to do stuff for them.
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Technical question today! How much backstory/history for your character have you created that isn’t part of the actual story?
Do you write it down, or is it in your head? What sort of scenarios do you explore?
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Technical question today! How much backstory/history for your character have you created that isn’t part of the actual story?
Do you write it down, or is it in your head? What sort of scenarios do you explore?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
January 11, 2026 at 11:21 PM
I don't usually do too much of this, as I'm more of a present-focused writer. But I did find it necessary to come up with a somewhat detailed history for some fantasy gods I created in order to explain why they need mortals to do stuff for them.
#AwesomeCharacters
#AwesomeCharacters
The Groundhog Day Loop, especially when applied to the detective genre (think "The Man Who Died Seven Times" or "The Seven-and-a-half Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle").
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January 11, 2026 at 11:05 PM
The Groundhog Day Loop, especially when applied to the detective genre (think "The Man Who Died Seven Times" or "The Seven-and-a-half Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle").
#TimeTravelAuthors #BookSky
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All the audio dramas I've been listening to lately make me want to try writing my own. I've got an idea for one that I could probably record solo eventually.
May have to finally check out the @atypicalartists.co guide like I've been meaning to.
May have to finally check out the @atypicalartists.co guide like I've been meaning to.
January 11, 2026 at 10:56 PM
All the audio dramas I've been listening to lately make me want to try writing my own. I've got an idea for one that I could probably record solo eventually.
May have to finally check out the @atypicalartists.co guide like I've been meaning to.
May have to finally check out the @atypicalartists.co guide like I've been meaning to.
"The world is your runway, we all walk it someday." The Stupendium delivering a banger as usual.
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THE SCIENCE OF STYLE | Official Style Theory Song!
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January 11, 2026 at 5:05 AM
"The world is your runway, we all walk it someday." The Stupendium delivering a banger as usual.
youtu.be/xuT_7DnDG0k?...
youtu.be/xuT_7DnDG0k?...
Today, I experienced my first ever example of a "who didn't do it" murder mystery. Well played, #Victoriocity.
January 10, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Today, I experienced my first ever example of a "who didn't do it" murder mystery. Well played, #Victoriocity.
Pixel Girl is a superhero, so the strange and unusual are just Tuesday for her. She has a much harder time fitting into a "normal" human existence after losing her powers.
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What's your character's weird meter like?
Do they encounter strange (for their world) things? Is ordinary for them very different from ordinary for those around them?
What's the weirdest thing they've seen?
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What's your character's weird meter like?
Do they encounter strange (for their world) things? Is ordinary for them very different from ordinary for those around them?
What's the weirdest thing they've seen?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
January 9, 2026 at 6:35 AM
Pixel Girl is a superhero, so the strange and unusual are just Tuesday for her. She has a much harder time fitting into a "normal" human existence after losing her powers.
#AwesomeCharacters
#AwesomeCharacters
As befits any good mystery, the antagonist initially appears as a seemingly innocuous side character. Only later are they revealed as the antagonist.
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Antagonist day! How are we first introduced to your antagonist?
What are they doing when they appear on the page? Is it meant to be apparent that they are a villain?
What is being showcased about them?
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Antagonist day! How are we first introduced to your antagonist?
What are they doing when they appear on the page? Is it meant to be apparent that they are a villain?
What is being showcased about them?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
January 6, 2026 at 1:22 AM
As befits any good mystery, the antagonist initially appears as a seemingly innocuous side character. Only later are they revealed as the antagonist.
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The first side character Lila meets is Claire Chandler, one of two daughters of hotel owner Richard Chandler.
Claire is a genius inventor who created a generator that can produce electricity from sun, rain, or wind.
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Claire is a genius inventor who created a generator that can produce electricity from sun, rain, or wind.
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I had several requests for more side character questions! So, let’s talk about the first side character your MC meets on page.
Are they friend or foe? A stranger? Do they stick around or are they fleeting?
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I had several requests for more side character questions! So, let’s talk about the first side character your MC meets on page.
Are they friend or foe? A stranger? Do they stick around or are they fleeting?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
January 4, 2026 at 2:29 AM
The first side character Lila meets is Claire Chandler, one of two daughters of hotel owner Richard Chandler.
Claire is a genius inventor who created a generator that can produce electricity from sun, rain, or wind.
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Claire is a genius inventor who created a generator that can produce electricity from sun, rain, or wind.
#AwesomeCharacters
The one I'm currently plotting has the Bureau of Superhuman Affairs. They're basically this universe's version of S.H.I.E.L.D. They back up superheroes when things go sideways.
They help relocate the main character and her family after she loses her powers.
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They help relocate the main character and her family after she loses her powers.
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What important groups/factions are there in your story?
Are your characters part of any or do they want to be? Or are they enemies with any groups?
Do they gain allies or enemies over the story?
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What important groups/factions are there in your story?
Are your characters part of any or do they want to be? Or are they enemies with any groups?
Do they gain allies or enemies over the story?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
January 3, 2026 at 1:26 AM
The one I'm currently plotting has the Bureau of Superhuman Affairs. They're basically this universe's version of S.H.I.E.L.D. They back up superheroes when things go sideways.
They help relocate the main character and her family after she loses her powers.
#AwesomeCharacters
They help relocate the main character and her family after she loses her powers.
#AwesomeCharacters
Maybe something about favorite childhood memories, if that hasn't already been done.
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Happy New Year! I'm back, I think?
Tell me about what questions you would like to answer about your character in the coming year!
And thanks to @thirdmonti.bsky.social for the assist!
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Happy New Year! I'm back, I think?
Tell me about what questions you would like to answer about your character in the coming year!
And thanks to @thirdmonti.bsky.social for the assist!
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #writingprompts
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“Sorry! Bluesky has been down for me for hours ☹ I hope to be back ASAP.
Happy New Year! What questions do you hope to be asked about your #AwesomeCharacters in 2026?
I will try to work them in over the New Year!”
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“Sorry! Bluesky has been down for me for hours ☹ I hope to be back ASAP.
Happy New Year! What questions do you hope to be asked about your #AwesomeCharacters in 2026?
I will try to work them in over the New Year!”
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
January 1, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Maybe something about favorite childhood memories, if that hasn't already been done.
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#AwesomeCharacters
Denala must never kill the defenseless, no matter what they've done to deserve it. It's the only reason Clariss lives, despite being, by her own admission, fully deserving of Denala's revenge.
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Are there any rules your character chooses to live by?
A code that guides their actions?
Have they always had it? Did it come from an external source or from inside? What are the consequences of breaking it?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #writingprompts
Are there any rules your character chooses to live by?
A code that guides their actions?
Have they always had it? Did it come from an external source or from inside? What are the consequences of breaking it?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #writingprompts
December 29, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Denala must never kill the defenseless, no matter what they've done to deserve it. It's the only reason Clariss lives, despite being, by her own admission, fully deserving of Denala's revenge.
#AwesomeCharacters
#AwesomeCharacters